Mechanism of particle separation in small hydrocyclone

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1002-1010

  Hwang, Kuo Jen ^a   Hsueh, Wei Sheng ^a   Nagase, Youichi ^a,b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fishhook phenomenon; Hydrocyclone; Particle separation; Separation efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYCLONE SEPARATORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; ISOMERS; MACHINE DESIGN; MECHANISMS; PARTICLE SEPARATORS;

FEED RATES; FINE PARTICLES; HYDROCYCLONE; HYDROCYCLONE DESIGN; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; PARTIAL SEPARATION; PARTICLE SEPARATION; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SEPARATION SHARPNESS; SPLIT RATIO; UNDER FLOW;

SEPARATION;

EID: 47749155694     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802175135     Document Type: Article

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